§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list in the Official Report the details of each directive from the EEC since 1979 relevant to his Department; and what action he has taken in each case.
§ Mr. Ian Stewart[pursuant to his reply, 2 May 1985, c. 244]: Directives adopted by the Council of Ministers for which the Treasury has lead responsibility are as follows:
Council directive 83/350 on the supervision of credit institutions on a consolidated basis.
This comes into effect on 1 July 1985. The Bank of England will in due course publish a statement describing how it undertakes consolidated supervision of banks under the existing provisions of the Banking Act 1979 in a manner consistent with the directive.
Council directive 80/767 which adapts and supplements in respect of certain contracting authorities directive 77/62 coordinating procedures for the award of public supply contracts.
EC directive 80/767 adapts and supplements the earlier EC directive 77/62 which coordinates procedures for the award of public supply contracts in EC member states and lays down common conditions of competition. EC 80/767 modifies the earlier directive to take account of the provisions of the GATT agreement on Government procurement (Cmnd. 7662). The effect of the directive is to ensure that British suppliers are not placed at a disadvantage compared with competitors from other signatories of the GPA when tendering for contracts in other EC countries. The directive has been implemented by administrative circular to departments and other bodies affected by it.
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